Shevlin Park, where you are now standing, was the site of early explorer camps, logging mill and railroads, fish hatchery and more. The land was gifted to the City of Bend in 1920 and the deed was officially transferred in January 1921. The park, initially 350 acres, has since grown to approximately 1,000 acres. Thomas Shevlin, the namesake of the park, was a famous football player known as “Tom Shevlin of Yale,” according to Phil Brogan in his book “East of the Cascades.” Shevlin was an end on the Yale University team, and it was said that no opposing player ever got around the end he guarded, Brogan wrote.
The small geocache hidden here is part of the Bend Arts, Culture and Adventure GeoTour. There is an info card attached to the underside of the lid which contains the BACA GeoTour Secret Code needed to complete the GeoTour passport and collect a trackable GeoTour coin. BACA GeoTour Passports can be picked up at The Bulletin, 320 SW Upper Terrace Dr, Suite #200 Bend, Oregon, or at participating sponsor locations. Visit www.bendbulletin.com/geocache for more information.